Contributors

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Advisors

Professor Laurel Cohen-Pfister,  Assistant Professor, Department of German

Professor Beatriz Trigo, Assistant Professor,  Department of Spanish

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Editorial Board

2007-2008

Calynn Dowler

Editor in Chief, German

Calynn Dowler (Class of 2010) is currently working toward majors in German and Political Science. In the past she has studied both German and French. In her time at Gettysburg College, Calynn has served as a Peer Teaching Assistant in both introductory- and intermediate-level German classes. She has also worked as a research assistant, private German tutor, and interpreter. In the spring of 2007 she worked on a collaborative literary translation of Deutscher Mondschein by Wilhelm Raabe. She has also acted as secretary of Amnesty International and German Club president. Calynn will spend the 2008-09 academic year improving her German at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität-Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany.

 

Jeremy Bilotti

Web Design and Technological Assistance

Jeremy Bilotti (Class of 2010) is currently working toward a major in Computer Science.  In his time at Gettysburg College, Jeremy has served as an active volunteer firefighter with the Gettysburg Fire Department and is a brother of Phi Gamma Delta.  He has also worked as a teaching assistant for introductory level Computer Science courses and has developed a strong interest in web development and design. 

Jessica Cox

Editorial Board, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese

Jessie Cox (Class of 2008), has a major in World Languages with a Concentration in Spanish and a minor in Writing. She has studied German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese during her four years at Gettysburg College and is beginning a graduate program in Spanish Linguistics at Georgetown University in the fall.

David Ey

Editorial Board, German

David Ey (Class of 2010) is a German major at Gettysburg College. During the 2008-09 academic year, he will be studying in Ankara, Turkey and Heidelberg, Germany. During his time abroad, he will study how Turkish culture changes for Turkish immigrants living in Germany.

Jessica Marshall

Editorial Board, Photos and Creative Writing

Jessica Marshall (Class of 2011) is working toward a major in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in German. In the second semester of her freshman year she worked as a Peer Teaching Assistant for an introduction-level German class. Jessica also works in the Off-Campus Studies office helping students who want to study outside of Gettysburg on semester and year-long programs, both domestically and abroad. She will be an Orientation Leader for the class of 2012 and will be living in a Theme House promoting Autism Awareness during the 2008-09 academic year.

Anne Marie Wheeler

Editorial Board, German

Anne Marie Wheeler (Class of 2010) is working toward a major in German and Education. She has worked as a Peer Teaching Assistant for introductory and intermediate German classes, as well as a private tutor. While studying abroad in Cologne, Germany, in the fall of 2007, Anne Marie stayed with a family and immersed herself in the culture by joining a traditional German band. From the spring 2008 semester to present, Anne Marie has worked as a German translator. In the 2008-09 academic year, Anne Marie will serve as German Club president.

Additional members of the Editorial Board include:

Margaret Engesser, French

Sierra Green, Italian

Hannah Kane, Spanish

Vivien Lobodzinski, French

Amy Shimko, Classics

 

Äçcéñt appreciates the work of Gettysburg College language professors, many of whom have assisted and advised the journal's student Editorial Board. Äçcéñt is also very grateful to Graffiti, the Gettysburg College's French and Italian magazine, which has generously allowed Äçcéñt to republish select materials online.